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By award-winning Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho, a poetic picture book about family separation and mental health. Once a month, Dad takes his son to the barbers, come rain or shine. But when Dad disappears, this little boy's hair grows big, ginormous, out of control – and so do his feelings. A touching and melodic story of family separation from a child's perspective from the author/illustrator duo who brought us the Amnesty International recommended picture book Luna Loves Library Day.

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"A touching story about family interactions – and hair! Poet Joe Coelho tells the story of a moment of sadness in a child's life with great sensitivity and a suitably hopefuly ending." * LoveReading4Kids, Pick of the Month November 2019 *
"A lyrical, emotional look at the effect of separation, paired with Lumbers’ richly textured art." -- Fiona Noble * The Bookseller *

The Hairdo That Got Away

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    A Paperback / softback by Joseph Coelho, Fiona Lumbers

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      Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
      Publication Date: 06/01/2022
      ISBN13: 9781783449064, 978-1783449064
      ISBN10: 1783449063
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      By award-winning Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho, a poetic picture book about family separation and mental health. Once a month, Dad takes his son to the barbers, come rain or shine. But when Dad disappears, this little boy's hair grows big, ginormous, out of control – and so do his feelings. A touching and melodic story of family separation from a child's perspective from the author/illustrator duo who brought us the Amnesty International recommended picture book Luna Loves Library Day.

      Trade Review
      "A touching story about family interactions – and hair! Poet Joe Coelho tells the story of a moment of sadness in a child's life with great sensitivity and a suitably hopefuly ending." * LoveReading4Kids, Pick of the Month November 2019 *
      "A lyrical, emotional look at the effect of separation, paired with Lumbers’ richly textured art." -- Fiona Noble * The Bookseller *

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